# `mix npm.explain`
[🔗](https://github.com/elixir-volt/npm_ex/blob/v0.7.4/lib/mix/tasks/npm.explain.ex#L1)

Explain why a package is installed.

    mix npm.explain lodash

This is an alias for `mix npm.why`.

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*Consult [api-reference.md](api-reference.md) for complete listing*